Objekt 9150
Showpieces of Faith
Description
Medallions on the veneration of the Cross
Going back roughly to the year 1400, large medallions on the Roman emperors were created in France, which were important in the context of the veneration of the Cross. They are already mentioned in an inventory compiled for Jean II Duc de Berry († 1416).
Object description
Medallion on Emperor Constantine I the Great (306–337) and the Holy Cross as «arbor vitae» («tree of life»), France, c. 1400
Lead, gilded cast (separate obverse and reverse)
Inv. 1905.2350. Amerbach Kabinett